grant's mill, intersection of grant hill and gehring road ext.

History: Constructed circa 1760, it was one of Tolland’s first
fulling mills. The site was used by John Bliss, a dyer and cloth finisher until
approximately 1820. It had a variety of purposes over the years including use
as a popular fishing spot in later years. One of the early and continuing uses
was for the supply of ice.Site Characteristics: The mill had an overshot water wheel for
power which was located on the north side of a stone dam oriented in a north
south direction. The dam was breached in 1938 and then again in1955 with the
most recent breaching occurring sometime after 1984. Little evidence of the
pond or the mill remains today due to the previous breaching of the dam. The
middle and southern sections of the dam remain in somewhat deteriorated
condition. The remnants of the old
ice house which were still visible some 50 to 60 years ago cannot be detected
today.Additional Sources of
Information: “Lost Mill Sites in Tolland, Connecticut,” 2013, by Richard N.
Symonds, Jr.